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  Sometimes I just shake my head

  by Lady Lee in

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  i just went through the topic that leftbehind started.

  i'm almost relieved he didn't come back to read the tongue lashing so many of you posted.. a person comes here and believes all the apostate crap that we used to believe.

  his brother has left the jws.

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  ChrisVance

  Your point is well taken.
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  Vera Drake

  by ChrisVance in

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  last night i watched "the secret of vera drake.

  " what an example of man's inhumnaity to man, but even more so, women's inhumanity to women.

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  ChrisVance

  Thanks! Isn't it amazing the a 56 year old could be graduating from graduate school (does that make sense?)?
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  Vera Drake

  by ChrisVance in

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  last night i watched "the secret of vera drake.

  " what an example of man's inhumnaity to man, but even more so, women's inhumanity to women.

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  ChrisVance

  Thanks. On Wednesday I'll be 56; I'm not brand new.
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  Vera Drake

  by ChrisVance in

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  last night i watched "the secret of vera drake.

  " what an example of man's inhumnaity to man, but even more so, women's inhumanity to women.

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  ChrisVance

  Last night I watched "The secret of Vera Drake." What an example of man's inhumnaity to man, but even more so, women's inhumanity to women.
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  Where the Heck does Jesus say to treat people as DEAD??

  by ChrisVance in

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  this is what someone asked on the leftbehind thread.

  i'm not a believer and i never read the bible anymore, but didn't jc supposedly say: "let the dead bury the dead?

  " couldn't that be interpreteded to mean that xtians should treat certain people as dead?.

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  ChrisVance

  Mary, you're explanation makes sense; however, how many bible believers have this background knowledge? Also, that's not the explanation the dubs would prefer.
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  Where the Heck does Jesus say to treat people as DEAD??

  by ChrisVance in

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  this is what someone asked on the leftbehind thread.

  i'm not a believer and i never read the bible anymore, but didn't jc supposedly say: "let the dead bury the dead?

  " couldn't that be interpreteded to mean that xtians should treat certain people as dead?.

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  ChrisVance

  This is what someone asked on the leftbehind thread. I'm not a believer and I never read the bible anymore, but didn't jc supposedly say: "Let the dead bury the dead?" Couldn't that be interpreteded to mean that xtians should treat certain people as dead?

  On another note, my x-mother-in-law said that when she told an elder she would be out of town for a while because a relative had died, he told her to "let the dead bury the dead." One of the reasons she left the lie many years ago.
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  Did you hear about the congregation where.........

  by enlightenedcynic in

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  i am new to the board and am looking forward to many insightful discussions here.. a good friend of mine attends a congregation where sisters are working behind both the literature and magazine counters.

  the brothers who were handling those responsibilities were removed because in the elder body's opinion, none of them were "exemplerary".police officer explained that save for the elders and a few of the ministerial servants, none of the men in the congregation were meeting the national average in field service time, so for the foreseeable future, "exemplerary".

  the irony here though is that the same men who are unfit to handle the literature and magazine counters are qualified to offer opening and closing prayer for meetings and do reading for the watchtower study.

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  ChrisVance

  Well, when I was a kid in the 50's and early 60's mrs. kessel handled the accounts and the literature and another sister handled the magazines. Not only that but she was also an honorary member of the judicial committee. Whenever the circy came she went to the servant's meetting as part of the big three. She often explained though that she was just there to make up the number. If there was an actual judicial matter they got a brother from another congregation to take her place.
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  I don't bump into witnesses anymore...............

  by JH in

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  i remember years ago, i couldn't pass a day or two without seeing a witness someplace, either walking or in their cars going door to door or just traveling to the hall.

  often i'd see them at the grocery store or at the bank.. but it's been months now since i've seen a witness.

  gee it's fun not to run into them anymore.

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  ChrisVance

  I never bump into jws, maybe that's cuz I dont know any here?

  I've been in Mexico for the last 2 1/2 years and I don't know any dubs here either, but I see them everywhere. As you'll know, they're very easy to spot by the way they dress and by their booksbags.
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  Starting to write my Witness Story... anyone want to read Chapter one?

  by AK - Jeff in

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  my storychapter one - first contact

  the day was a hot one, july or august of 1959 i think.

  the three of us were out popping tar-bubbles on the street next to our home.

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  I would feel unclean for days after a party or holiday at school as if I had rubbed up against someone who was not in good position before God.

  Wow, that brought back memories and feelings I haven't thought about for many years. Although I didn't like being different, I definitely thought those things were dirty. How sad.
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  Jan 1st WT: Reaching out, Higher Education and Providing for one's needs

  by truthseeker in

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  well, as a nice start to the new year, the jan 1st watchtower article, "how firm is your trust in god" blasts those who live comfortable lives, those who don't reach out, and those who pursue higher education.. definitely, they are taking a harsher stand, having completely painted themselves into a corner.. i highlighted the interesting comments.

  i did not include all the text for each paragraph, just the main points.. .

  1 a young man wanted to be more useful to the congregation.

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  ChrisVance

  The thing that bothers me the most is the premise that higher education is for greedy people that want material things in life. Education is about so much more than that, what about getting a fulfilling career, something that you enjoy doing, not 'have' to do for $, reaching your potential, expanding your mind, increasing your knowledge base, security, brain exercise, etc.

  Very true. Although I didn't go to college, I ended up with a good paying job. However, it wasn't a fulfilling career for me. So when I could retire from the State of Washington, I did. I started college and am now just finishing my master's in applied linguistics. I'll probably never make what I made as a computer programmer, but teaching is something I enjoy doing. I certainly didn't go to college for the money!